There is finals action straight away with the 20km race walk and women’s 10,000m and heats in the men’s 400m and 800m as well as the women’s 100m and 1500m. The women’s hammer also begins with qualification.

On the track Sir Bradley Wiggins will attempt to become the most decorated British Olympian of all-time in the men’s team pursuit after ranking first in the qualification round on day six.

Progress will be made in the men’s sprint with the final to come later in the week and Richard Kruse leads Team GB in fencing’s team foil quarter-final alongside James Davis and Laurence Halsted having finished fourth individually.

Those medals will be decided on the day as will the women’s pair and the men’s four in rowing on the iconic Lagoa course – two high-profile gold medal chances for Team GB on day seven.

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Hotly-tipped Amber Hill goes for gold in shooting’s women’s skeet, as does Elena Allen, while Jazmin Carlin will be looking for her second swimming medal in the 800m freestyle final.

Ben Proud is also in finals action in the 50m freestyle as is James Guy in the 100m butterfly and Kat Driscoll and Bryony Page will both be in action in the women’s gymnastics trampoline event.

Elsewhere Rebecca Gallantree and Grace Reid begin diving’s women’s 3m competition with the preliminary round, Justin Rose and Danny Willett play again in the golf and the Team GB men’s hockey team have a crucial match against Spain.

The Laser and Laser Radial fleets are back as sailing continues at Marina da Gloria with the men’s and women’s RS:X completing their set of 12 outings before the all-important double scoring medal races on Sunday.

Chris and Gabby Adcock are back out in badminton’s mixed doubles as are men’s doubles pair Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis and women’s pair Lauren Smith and Heather Olver.

Sticking with racket sports and the Team GB men’s table tennis team face France in the first round while Andy Murray faces American Steve Johnson in the quarter-final of the men’s singles.